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12 people drown at Karachi's Hawkesbay beach

| | Sep 10, 2017, at 10:38 pm
Karachi, Sept 10 (IBNS): At least 12 people were drowned in Hawkesbay Beach in Pakistan's Karachi city on Saturday, media reports said.

The drowned people belonged to the same family.

Two people, who were saved by rescue teams, were reported dead a few hours after they were admitted to civil hospital, according to Chief Fire Officer Tehseen Siddiqui, Geo News reported.

According to media reports, the deceased people were identified as Muhammad Sami, Faiza, Ali, Misbah, Atif, Saud, Ameer, Hamza, Waqar and Wahaj.

The deceased reportedly did not listen to orders and moved to deeper water.

, Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah has summoned a report on the mishap.

 

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